Pre-Grant Publication Number: 20080098304
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Prior Art Detail
Summary / Description
| Summary / Description | A display with a message prompt function and a playing method thereof are provided. A prompt message corresponding to a scheduled time is acquired and then played to remind a user, when the scheduled time set in a notepad is consistent with a real time after a comparison. |
Basic Information
| Type of Prior Art | Issued Patents - US |
| Country | United States of America |
| Patent/Application # | 11/410,040 |
| Kind Code | United States (US) - Patent Appl. Publ. within the ... - A1 |
| Patentee Name | Chi-Shih Lee et al. |
| Relevant Pages, Columns, or Lines | Claim 1 |
| URL | http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi... |
| Filing Date | April 25, 2006 |
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Notes / To Do
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Excerpt
Excerpt The present invention provides a method of playing a message prompt, which is applicable to play a prompt message while playing the multimedia data, thereby solving the problem existing in the prior art.
Accordingly, in order to achieve the aforementioned object, the method for playing a prompt message disclosed in the present invention is applicable to a display capable of playing the multimedia data. The method comprises the steps as follows.
First, through an input interface, a user inputs a prompt message and sets a scheduled time in a notepad built in the display. Then, when displaying multimedia data, the scheduled time in the notepad is compared with a real time in a real-time pulse generator. If the real time, i.e., the current time, of the real-time pulse generator, is consistent with the scheduled time in the notepad, a corresponding prompt message is acquired. Subsequently, both the prompt message and the multimedia data are played on the display simultaneously.
According to the playing method of the present invention, while enjoying a multimedia program, the user is reminded of a plan, appointment message, and so on, according to the predetermined schedule and the prompt message in the notepad. Furthermore, the prompt message can be displayed on the screen of the display with the multimedia data in sync, independent of other assisting tools. Thereby, while watching programs or movies, the user need not check the time constantly and can fully enjoy the programs or movies.
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Claims
1
A method implemented on a first computing device having a display, the first computing device associated with a user, the method comprising:
according to a schedule, prompting for a first input from the user;
responding to the first input from the user by instructing an application on the first computing device to play a first media file; and
responding to a second input from the user by making an entry in a play history database.
Relevance
Lee discloses acquiring a prompt message at a scheduled time.
Lee discloses acquiring a prompt message at a scheduled time.
Claim Chart
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The method of Claim 1 where the media files are one of audio files and video files.
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Lee discloses "playing multimedia data on the display" at the same time as the "prompt message".
Lee discloses "playing multimedia data on the display" at the same time as the "prompt message".
Claim Chart
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